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Child Poverty Rates, Canada, 1980-1995
| YEAR | RATE (% poor) |
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| 1980 | 15.8 |
| 1981 | 16.4 |
| 1982 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 19.8 |
| 1984 | 21.0 |
| 1985 | 19.5 |
| 1986 | 17.6 |
| 1987 | 17.7 |
| 1988 | 16.1 |
| 1989 | 15.3 |
| 1990 | 17.8 |
| 1991 | 18.9 |
| 1992 | 19.2 |
| 1993 | 21.3 |
| 1994 | 19.5 |
| 1995 | 21.0 |
Source: Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development, using data from Statistics Canada, Income Distributions by Size in Canada, 1994.
Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's LICOs (1992 base). "Children" refers to people under the age of 18.
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Example: The rate of child poverty increased between 1980 and 1995. In 1980, 15.8% of children in Canada were living below the poverty line; by 1995 this had increased to 21%.
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